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rouglinef which we call the Velvet: But it fomewhat refrmblcd that of the
Ventricle of Animals which Chew the Cud, by reafon of feveral Eminencies
which it had, like to thofe which do make the Reticulum and Echinos ; but
that thefe Eininencies had not in their fhape the regularity which is obferv-
ed in thote Animals,
  As to the IneJines, it may be faid that there was but one, becaufe there
appeared not the dillindion which is obferved in the generality of Animals,
by the diferencc of their Colour, Subilance, and Bignefs. There was not
likewilU any fign of the Cecam nor its Appendix, no more than of the Wrin-
kle, or Cells at the Colon. They were in all Forty Foot long: Where as
thlofe of the Lyon exceeded not Twenty five. T his Uniformity of the In-
teilines maty have been the caufe of Theodorils Gazas putting in the Trant-
lation of Arifjfotles' Book, w here he Diftourfes of the Inteflines of the
Bear,
the Singular Intef/inum for the Plural EVTepx ; and it is probable that this
particularity was Linkn~wri to &ahger, when he reproved Theodoras for
taking this Liberty.
   The Spleen was finall and thin, being not above fix Inches long to two
broad, and lefs than one thlick.
   I he StruEture of the kidneys appeared to us very excellent and particular.
Their figure was very long. Ilhey were five Inches and a half in length,
and two and a half in breadth. The Membrana Adipofa, which was without
Fat, being taken away, there appeared another very hard and very thick
Membrane, which was not the peculiar one, faftned to the Parenchyma, but
a
Membrane which like a Sack contained fifty fix fmall kidneys, for they may
be called f6 many Parenchyma aatually feparated from one another, covered
with their proper Membranes, anti joyned together in ibme places by Fibres
and very thin Membranes, which were produced from that which inveloped
them like a Sack. This connexion was principally of the little kidneys which
are in the Hollow part of this whole heap of kidneys; For towards the
Gibbous part, they were not linked together.
   The figure of each little kidney reprefented a large Bafis on the out
fide,
 and were preffed together towards the infide of the whole Kidney,where they
 were faftened like a Bunch of Grapes. This Bafis was in fome Hexagonal,
in
 tihe moft Pentagonal, and in others Four-fquare. They were alIb diffe-
 rent in Size; but in the greatelt part it was about the bignefs of a middle-
 ing Chbjtinut, in fiome of a ihnall Nutt. This Heap did reprefent a Pine-Apple,
 when Ripe.
   Each of thefe little kidneys was fafined, as it were by a Tail compofed
 of three forts of Veffels, which are the Branches of the two Emiilgents
and
 the Z reter, which entered thro' the Point of the little kidney, which made
 a dent to receive theem,as an Apple receives its Stalk, after the ufual
manner
 of the great kidneys. Thefe Branches were difpofed lo as that of the Artery
 was between that of the Vein and that of the 1ereter,as Riolanus has obferved,
 who beli-ves that there Veffells are thus feated, to the end that the Artery
 llrikeing upon the Vreter, may Inceffantly caufe the I rine to run by its
con-
 tinual beating
    The Trancks of the Emi/gent Vein and Arterv,which were not bigger than
a
 QpilI, were each divided into two Branches,and afterwards into feveral others,
 to F urnifl and add one to every little kidnev, though there were fometimes
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